Trudeau denies security officials told Liberals to rescind MP's candidacy
The report cites anonymous sources that alleged the Canadian Security Intelligence Service urged senior Liberal Party staff to rescind his nomination, but Trudeau approved his candidacy.
"CSIS's mandate allows it to report on threats to the security of Canada. I do not think this would extend to 'asking' the [Prime Minister's Office] to rescind a nomination," Carvin wrote in a tweet. "I have the utmost regard for the integrity of our democratic institutions and electoral processes," the statement reads.
"Openness and transparency is extraordinarily important for our democracies and for active defence of our democracies," he said, adding that security officials will be appearing before the committee in the coming days.
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